The third person shown in the "Damn Those Pesky Facts" meme was Thomas Paine. The writer is perhaps best known for his pamphlet titled, "Common Sense." The quote in the meme that was attributed to ...

Thomas Paine, a reluctant English tax collector and failed businessman who arrived in America on the eve of revolution, published "Common Sense" on this day in history, Jan. 10, 1776. "In the ...

As patriots readied for battle and loyalists clung to the British crown, Thomas Paine published “Common Sense,” a fiercely persuasive pamphlet that united Colonists to fight against monarchy ...